{"id":248452,"date":"2021-05-13T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/julius-randle-wants-to-retire-as-a-new-york-knick\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:30:17","slug":"julius-randle-wants-to-retire-as-a-new-york-knick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/julius-randle-wants-to-retire-as-a-new-york-knick\/","title":{"rendered":"#Julius Randle wants to ‘retire as a New York Knick’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Julius Randle wants to ‘retire as a New York Knick’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Julius Randle sounds as if he\u2019s eager to sign a long-term extension this offseason or if he becomes a free agent in 2022. And then another.<\/p>\n

Appearing on \u201cVictory the Podcast,\u201d<\/a> Randle said: \u201cI love playing in New York. I want to retire as a New York Knick.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Knicks will exercise the third-year team option on Randle at $20 million and hope to then extend his contract in August after his stellar season. But the Knicks can\u2019t offer him more than 20 percent above the $20 million, which is less than the maximum he\u2019d get if he waited to sign a five-year deal with the Knicks in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

Randle, who became an All-Star this season, is expected to win the NBA\u2019s Most Improved Player, Award get some top-three MVP votes and be named to one of the three All-NBA teams. Randle recently said he wanted to be in New York \u201clong term.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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Julius Randle<\/figcaption>
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He heard \u201cMVP\u2019\u2019 chants at Staples Center during his 31-point performance versus the Lakers \u2014 something he never got in his four seasons there after being a Lakers lottery pick.<\/p>\n

As the Knicks return to the Garden to play the Spurs on Thursday, Randle said: \u201cIt\u2019s like a movie premiere. It\u2019s like you\u2019re watching a show. The energy and crowd is unreal. We\u2019re at 10 percent capacity right now and it feels like a packed arena.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Knicks return to the Garden for the final three regular-season game<\/a>s with 10 percent capacity (1,980) allowed. Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s recommendation, the Knicks may raise the capacity to 30 percent on May 18. The Knicks are expected to oblige and allow 5,712 fans for the playoffs. A COVID-19 test or completed vaccination card still will be required.<\/p>\n